Improvement in saddles and harness



UNITED STATES E. M. LA RUE, oF ANDEEsoNviLLE, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SADDLES AND HARNESS.

Spccijcatz'on forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 5,930, dated March24, 1868.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I', R. M. LA RUE, of Andersonvill'e, Franklin county,Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Saddles andHarness; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact descrip-v tion thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe art to makeland use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin gdrawin gs, forming part of this specification.

This invention relatesto an improvement in saddles and harness, andconsists in having a' small drum .and ratchet to which the crupper orother strap is fastened; the length of the crupper or other strap isthus adjustable to any horse. A spring catches in the ratchet and holdsthe drum.

vertical section thereof at line x or.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A A is a harness tree; B, a drum, in which one end of thecrupper-strap is secured. C is a ratchet, turned by the thumbscrew D andheld by the spring-pawl E.

The crupper-strap F passes through the slot a in the saddle tree, and issecured to the drum B, and is lengthened by releasing the ratchet U fromthe pawl E and pulling out the strap. It is shortened by turning thethumb-screw D.

The like arrangement can be applied to any strap of saddle or harnesswhich it is desired to render adjustable, such as stirrup-leathers, andtraces, and the like.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure I by Letters Patent, is-

Thedrum B, constructed as described, its front end receiving the terret,and its rear end slotted for the passage ofthe strap of' the harness,when the latter is Wound within the drum upon the shaft of the ratchet Cand thumbscrew D, as herein described, for the purpose p specified.

R. M. LA RUE.

Witnesses:

ANDREW J. Ross, EDW. HARRIS.

